[sammyg2]

Oh BTW, starting around 1987 a radical spin off enviro-wacko group called "earth first" started stringing ropes and wire across the track the night before the race, which by then was entirely run on dirt roads used to access utility lines and railroads. They put these ropes and wires at the neck level of a rider.
They also put out pungie sticks, railroad ties with spikes in them, it got so bad that military police were paroling the course for 24 hours prior to the race.
And earth first claimed responsibility in every case that I was aware of.

Gee, I wonder why in the world they would do that?